The president said South Africa could relate to the plight of Palestine

The Islamist group took more than 200 people hostage when it stormed into Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7

Egyptian state-linked broadcaster Al Qahera News had said the Rafah crossing, the only route into Gaza, would open on Friday, but Cairo later said it needed more time to repair roads

Hamas said after the explosion on Tuesday that the cause was an Israeli air strike

If Hezbollah is activated by Iran, its involvement would likely open up a regional war

Hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled the conflict which has devastated Khartoum

Russia, China, Tanzania, Mexico, Portugal and Cambodia are among the scores of countries whose citizens are dead, kidnapped or missing

Iran has warned of a possible ‘pre-emptive action’ against Israel as it prepares a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip

The call has been endorsed by dozens of organisations and individuals across the continent

The UN secretary-general also voiced alarm at the announcement of a total siege of the Gaza Strip, while all aide has been blocked

There are fears that misinformation could trigger real-world harm, amplifying hate and violence especially in conflicts such as in Israel/Palestine

Israel also came under attack from the north on Sunday when Lebanon’s Hezbollah launched guided missiles and artillery shells ‘in solidarity’ with the unprecedented Hamas offensive, without causing any casualties

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said ‘we are at war’ and vowed severe retaliation after ordering an extensive mobilisation of Israeli army reserves

The Tongan side stayed competitive throughout the match

The early morning arrest on Friday of Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis followed 27 years of investigations by police

It is also just a month since the firm resumed trading following a 17-month halt caused by its failure to publish its financial results

NASA chief Bill Nelson said the asteroid dust ‘will give scientists an extraordinary glimpse into the beginnings of our solar system’

Four years after its 2016 launch, the probe landed on the asteroid Bennu and collected roughly 250 grams of dust from its rocky surface

Having lived in Beijing for almost 12 years, I’ve had plenty of time to travel widely in China.

There have been more than 800 “events” collected over 27 years, of which two to five percent are thought to be possibly anomalous

The Brazilian president initially said there was “no way” Vladimir Putin would be arrested at the Rio event in 2024